Invention Publication
- Patent Title: ADAPTIVE CHARGE MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT FOR DATA CONVERTERS
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Application No.: US18269247Application Date: 2021-12-28
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Publication No.: US20240056094A1Publication Date: 2024-02-15
- Inventor: Bing WEN , John HONG , Edward CHAN
- Applicant: Obsidian Sensors, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: Obsidian Sensors, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Obsidian Sensors, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- International Application: PCT/US2021/065303 2021.12.28
- Date entered country: 2023-06-22
- Main IPC: H03M3/00
- IPC: H03M3/00

Abstract:
Data converter circuits and methods of operating the data converter circuits are disclosed. In some embodiments, a data converter circuit includes a charge measurement circuit. In some embodiments, the charge measurement circuit is a capacitive transimpedance amplifier (CTIA). In some embodiments, the data converter circuit includes the CTIA, a quantizer, a digital-to-analog converter, a summer, and a digital filter. In some embodiments, the data converter circuit includes an analog-to-digital converter electrically coupled to the CTIA and the digital filter. In some embodiment, a method includes integrating an input signal with a CTIA, determining whether a CTIA output signal is greater than a threshold, and reducing the CTIA output signal or forgoing the reducing based on the determination of whether the CTIA output signal is greater than the threshold.
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